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HMS Bridgewater |
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HMS Bridgewater Laid Down : 6th February 1928 Launched : 14th September 1928 Completed : 14th March 1929 Type : Sloop Class : Bridgewater Builder : Hawthorn Leslie Country : UK Pennants : L01, U01 Fate : Sold for scrap 25th May 1947. |
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  HMS Bridgewater, May 1939. |
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6th February 1928 - Laid down at Hawthorn Leslie & Co. (Hebburn-on-Tyne, U.K.) 14th September 1928 - Pennant L01 14th September 1928 - Launched 14th March 1929 - Commissioned 4th July 1930 - Sailed Shanghai for Wei Hai Wei 13th October 1930 - Arrived Chefoo 13th October 1930 - Sailed Wei Hai Wei for Japanese waters 17th October 1930 - Sailed Chefoo 18th October 1930 - Arrived Chemulpo 23rd October 1930 - Sailed Chemulpo 26th October 1930 - Arrived Miyujima 30th October 1930 - Sailed Miyujima 30th October 1930 - Arrived Beppu 4th November 1930 - Sailed Beppu 5th November 1930 - Arrived Kagoshima 10th November 1930 - Sailed Kagoshima 12th November 1930 - Arrived Shanghai 12th December 1930 - Arrived Chefoo 12th December 1930 - Sailed Wei Hai Wei for Chefoo 7th January 1932 - Sailed Shanghai for Nanking 17th February 1932 - Arrived Hong Kong 1st October 1932 - China Station 1st October 1932 - Cmdr. G. W. Hoare-Smith in Command 23rd June 1933 - Arrived Wei Hai Wei 3rd November 1933 - Sailed Shanghai for Chinwangtao 11th December 1933 - Arrived Shanghai 23rd December 1933 - Arrived Chinwangtao 7th January 1934 - Sailed Shanghai 10th January 1934 - Cdr. J.S.M. Mackenzie-Grieve in Command 10th January 1934 - Arrived Hong Kong 19th January 1934 - Arrived Hong Kong 2nd April 1934 - Recommissioned at Hong Kong for further service on th China Station 6th April 1934 - Sailed Hong Kong for Wei Hai Wei 11th April 1934 - Arrived Wei Hai Wei 30th May 1934 - Sailed Wei Hai Wei for Nagasaki 4th June 1934 - Arrived Kobe 14th June 1934 - Sailed Kobe 16th June 1934 - Arrived Kagoshima 18th June 1934 - Sailed Kagoshima 20th June 1934 - Arrived Shanghai 20th June 1934 - Arrived Shanghai 20th June 1934 - Cdr. J.S.M. Mackenzie-Grieve in Command 20th June 1934 - Cdr. J.S.M. Mackenzie-Grieve in Command 18th July 1934 - Sailed Shanghai 18th July 1934 - Sailed Shanghai 1st August 1934 - Sailed Shanghai for Hankow 26th September 1934 - Arrived Wei Hai Wei 1st December 1934 - Sailed Wei Hai Wei for Woosung 4th December 1934 - Arrived Wusung and sailed for Santu Inlet 6th December 1934 - Arrived Santu Inlet 10th December 1934 - Sailed Santu Inlet for Hong Kong 12th December 1934 - Arrived Hong Kong 31st December 1934 - Arrived Shanghai 18th January 1935 - Arrived Kuching 19th April 1935 - Sailed Simonstown 19th April 1935 - Flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir E.R.G.R. Evans 19th April 1935 - Capt. James Figgins in Command 20th April 1935 - Arrived Knysna 24th April 1935 - Sailed Knysna 25th June 1935 - Sailed East London for Port Elizabeth 1st August 1935 - Arrived Beira 2nd August 1935 - At Beira 2nd August 1935 - Capt. James Figgins in Command 5th August 1935 - Sailed Beira 8th August 1935 - Arrived Durban 8th August 1935 - At Beira 10th August 1935 - Sailed Durban 12th August 1935 - Arrived East London 13th August 1935 - Sailed East London for Port Elizabeth 13th August 1935 - Arrived Port Elizabeth 14th August 1935 - Arrived Port Elizabeth 23rd August 1935 - Sailed Port Elizabeth 24th August 1935 - Arrived and sailed East London 26th August 1935 - Arrived Simonstown 17th November 1935 - Sailed Luderitz for Lobito 28th January 1936 - Sailed Freetown for Bathurst 11th February 1936 - Sailed Ascension for Capetown 17th April 1936 - Completed refit at Simonstown 1st May 1936 - Sailed Simonstown for East Coast Cruise 20th June 1936 - Sailed East London for Durban 24th July 1936 - Arrived Simonstown 1st September 1936 - Arrived Plymouth 24th October 1936 - Arrived Portland 7th April 1937 - Arrived East London 19th June 1937 - Arrived Lourenco Marques 16th July 1937 - Sailed Durban for Simonstown 25th October 1937 - Sailed Simonstown for Port Elizabeth 6th December 1937 - Arrived Diego Suarez 10th December 1937 - Arrived Tamatave 15th March 1938 - Capt. Q.D. Graham in Command 15th March 1938 - Sailed Simonstown 18th March 1938 - Arrived Luderitz Bay 21st March 1938 - Sailed Luderitz Bay 27th March 1938 - Arrived Matadi 5th April 1938 - Arived Takoradi 11th April 1938 - Sailed Takoradi 15th April 1938 - Arrived Freetown 25th April 1938 - Sailed Freetown 29th April 1938 - Arrived and sailed Keta 30th April 1938 - Arrived Lagos 5th May 1938 - Sailed Lagos 6th May 1938 - Arrived Warri 9th May 1938 - Sailed Warri 9th May 1938 - Arrived and Sailed Forcados 10th May 1938 - Arrived Calabar 12th May 1938 - Sailed Calabar 27th May 1938 - Arrived Walvis Bay 21st November 1938 - Sailed Simonstown for Durban 9th December 1938 - Arrived Lourenco Marques 30th December 1938 - Sailed Walvis Bay 6th January 1939 - Arrived East London 11th January 1939 - Sailed East London for Port Elizabeth 18th January 1939 - Sailed Port Elizabeth 20th January 1939 - Arrived Simonstown 20th January 1939 - Arrived Simonstown 6th March 1939 - Sailed Fernando Po 30th March 1939 - Sailed Freetown 31st March 1939 - Arrived Bathurst 13th April 1939 - Arrived Plymouth 25th April 1939 - Arrived Portland 2nd June 1939 - Cdr. Roy Carlton Harry, RN Assumed Command 28th July 1939 - Arrived Libreville 1st August 1939 - Sailed Libreville 16th August 1939 - Arrived Simonstown 24th August 1939 - Sailed Simonstown 26th August 1939 - Sailed Simonstown 2nd September 1939 - South Atlantic Command, Freetown 2nd September 1939 - South Atlantic Command, Freetown 2nd September 1939 - At Freetown 17th December 1939 - A/Cdr. (retired) Henry Fawcus Gerrans Leftwich, RN Assumed Command 17th December 1939 - Cdr. Roy Carlton Harry, RN Relinquished Command 21st January 1940 - Attacked a submarine contact 170 miles south of Cape Palmas 11th March 1940 - Joined merged Convoys SL.22 and SLF.22 15th March 1940 - Arrived UK with Convoys SL.22 and SLF.22 23rd February 1942 - Cdr. (retired) Nelson Ward Hampton Weekes, RN Assumed Command 23rd February 1942 - A/Cdr. (retired) Henry Fawcus Gerrans Leftwich, RN Relinquished Command February 1944 - Lt. Peter James Hill Hoare, RN Relinquished Command February 1944 - Cdr. (retired) Richard Herbert Mack, RN Assumed Command 4th April 1945 - Cdr. (retired) Richard Herbert Mack, RN Relinquished Command 4th April 1945 - Cdr. (retired) Michael Wentworth Ewart-Wentworth, RN Assumed Command 23rd June 1945 - Cdr. (retired) Michael Wentworth Ewart-Wentworth, RN Relinquished Command 23rd June 1945 - Lt.Cdr. David Drummond Bone, RN Asumed Command October 1945 - Lt.Cdr. David Drummond Bone, RN Relinquished Command 1947 - Scrapped | |||
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Last edited : 21:20, March 1, 2011
By : jbryce1437
First Added : 11:52, January 19, 2011
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